Course Syllabus

WELCOME to the Course BIO267 Marine biodiversity

Please register at Student Portal, Ladok on line(at least one week before the start of the course). If you have questions regarding registrations, contact the study administration, svl@marine.gu.se

Course information

In this course you will learn about marine organisms, how to identify them, as well as their phylogeny and systematics. The course covers both animals and plants, and is based at the University´s marine research station Tjärnö marine laboratory. The course is in many ways unique by its focus on actually seeing the animals and plants we study, and by its many hands-on sessions. The students will also learn, and experience, various field-sampling techniques used in marine biology. The course language is English. 

The course runs between Sept 2 to Nov 1st and includes the following parts and main teachers:

• Travel to Tjärnö and roll-call, Rhian Waller (Sept 2nd)
• Fish, Leon Green (Sept 3-6)
• Macroalgae, Gunilla Toth (Sept 9-13)
• Benthic invertebrates, Rhian Waller (Sept 16 - Oct 17)
• Zooplankton, Milad Pourdanandeh & Nadjejda Espinel (Oct 21-25
• Microalgae, Adil Yousif (Oct 28-Nov 1)
• Cleaning and travel home (Nov 1)

For an overall schedule of the course follow this link. The roll-call takes place at 11.30 Sept 2nd at Tjärnö. Detailed schedules for each part of the course are found under Modules. The schedule may change up until two weeks before course start.

Suggested travel (please see Västtrafik´s web-page for alternative itineraries if you cannot travel these times)

Travel to Tjärnö on Monday Aug 28:

Bus 841 08:21-09:30  Nils Ericson Terminalen – Torp Terminalen

Bus 871 09:35-10:46 Torp Terminalen – Strömstad station

Bus 891 11:00-11:22 Strömstad station – Tjärnölaboratoriet

I will meet you at the bus stop and guide you to the lecture hall. If you arrive at the lab earlier or by own car, please meet up in the lecture hall at 11.30!

Accommodation, food etc:

Accommodation at Tjärnö is free, but there is a cost for the food (9745 SEK total cost (excluding weekend food)). If you stay over weekends (Friday dinner to to Sunday dinner) you must cook for yourself in the dormitory kitchen. During your stay, you will share room with another student. Please bring bed linen and towels, as well as warm and waterproof clothing. The course involves a lot of field work and excursions which are compulsory! 

You can find all information regarding regulations for diving at our research stations HERE

If you have special food requirements, send an email to Rhian Waller (rhian.waller@gu.se) minimally two weeks prior to the course start.

Welcome! /Rhian Waller, course leader

Syllabus -https://kursplaner.gu.se/pdf/kurs/sv/BIO267

Literature - There is no compulsory literature, all required literature is available at the lab or can  be found under "Modules" in the menu to the left.

Course Leader: Rhian Waller - rhian.waller@gu.se ; 0766229608

Study counsellor:  svl@marine.gu.se

Education administrator: svl@marine.gu.se

More information about your studies

In the student portal you can find answers about studies at University of Gothenburg.

Here you can also find specific information for students at  dept. Marine Sciences